The Al-Aawar sire line in Syria

I first met this one-of-a-kind stallion in 1991. Before Radwan acquired him, Al-Aawar was one of the herdsires of the Shammar in North Eastern Syria. His then owner was Atallah al-Battu al-Hkaysh, a descendant of the slaves of the Jarba shaykhs of the Shammar. Yesterday Radwan and I were reflecting on his legacy. We remarked on two things:

First, how many more male offspring he has left than is generally acknowledged: in addition to his offspring at Radwan’s (Dinar, Tadmor, Amoori, Saad II, etc), he has left many more in the desert: the Saqlawi stallion Ehsan at Mustafa al-Jabri; the Saqlawi stallion Sa’oud; the Hamdani ibn Ghurab of Lofan (from the horses of Ekaidi ibn Ghurab), sire of the Hadban Enzahi Burhan who was an important sire; the Shuwayman Sabbah of Salih ‘Abdallah al-Hasan, sire of Kuhaylan al-Buthah and others. These are existing sire lines.

Second, how many different names he appears under: his own registered name al-Aawar; the Hamdani Simri of ‘Attallah al-Battu al-Hkaysh, the Hamdani Simri of Radi and Dali al-Hkaysh, and sometimes “Hamdani Simri. Ibn Ghurab”.